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worldbank-al

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a coherent World Bank data helper skill that uses public World Bank APIs and does not request credentials or ship executable code.

Install this if you want an agent to use World Bank annual development and macroeconomic data. Be aware that user-supplied country, indicator, and search terms may be sent to the World Bank API through the paired MCP server, and verify any separate worldbank-mcp package independently because it is outside this Markdown skill artifact.

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Skill Instruction HijackingAlters the agent's session goals or safety constraints when the skill loads
  • Agent Memory PoisoningWrites attacker-controlled rules into memory that affect later sessions
  • Remote Payload Retrieval and ExecutionFetches external code whose behavior can change after review
  • Embedded Malicious CodeShips malicious scripts inside the skill and executes them locally
  • Unauthorized Access and Privilege EscalationObtains permissions beyond the task's legitimate needs
Vulnerability Patterns
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
Findings (13)

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 110)May include surrounding context.

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For each figure you report from World Bank data, emit a citation in EXACTLY this format:

World Bank, {{indicator_name}} ({{indicator_code}}), {{country}}, {{year}}.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/{{indicator_code}}

Rules:
- Use indicator.value for {{indicator_name}} and indicator.id for {{indicator_code}}.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · prompts/citation-generation.md (reported line 16)May include surrounding context.

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For each figure you report from World Bank data, emit a citation in EXACTLY this format:

World Bank, {{indicator_name}} ({{indicator_code}}), {{country}}, {{year}}.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/{{indicator_code}}

Rules:
- Use indicator.value for {{indicator_name}} and indicator.id for {{indicator_code}}.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · prompts/citation-generation.md (reported line 38)May include surrounding context.

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For each figure you report from World Bank data, emit a citation in EXACTLY this format:

World Bank, {{indicator_name}} ({{indicator_code}}), {{country}}, {{year}}.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/{{indicator_code}}

Rules:
- Use indicator.value for {{indicator_name}} and indicator.id for {{indicator_code}}.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · prompts/citation-generation.md (reported line 49)May include surrounding context.

md
For each figure you report from World Bank data, emit a citation in EXACTLY this format:

World Bank, {{indicator_name}} ({{indicator_code}}), {{country}}, {{year}}.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/{{indicator_code}}

Rules:
- Use indicator.value for {{indicator_name}} and indicator.id for {{indicator_code}}.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · recipes/compare-countries.md (reported line 50)May include surrounding context.

md
For each figure you report from World Bank data, emit a citation in EXACTLY this format:

World Bank, {{indicator_name}} ({{indicator_code}}), {{country}}, {{year}}.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/{{indicator_code}}

Rules:
- Use indicator.value for {{indicator_name}} and indicator.id for {{indicator_code}}.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · recipes/country-profile.md (reported line 57)May include surrounding context.

md
For each figure you report from World Bank data, emit a citation in EXACTLY this format:

World Bank, {{indicator_name}} ({{indicator_code}}), {{country}}, {{year}}.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/{{indicator_code}}

Rules:
- Use indicator.value for {{indicator_name}} and indicator.id for {{indicator_code}}.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · recipes/fetch-indicator.md (reported line 56)May include surrounding context.

md
For each figure you report from World Bank data, emit a citation in EXACTLY this format:

World Bank, {{indicator_name}} ({{indicator_code}}), {{country}}, {{year}}.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/{{indicator_code}}

Rules:
- Use indicator.value for {{indicator_name}} and indicator.id for {{indicator_code}}.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · reference/best-practices.md (reported line 28)May include surrounding context.

md
For each figure you report from World Bank data, emit a citation in EXACTLY this format:

World Bank, {{indicator_name}} ({{indicator_code}}), {{country}}, {{year}}.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/{{indicator_code}}

Rules:
- Use indicator.value for {{indicator_name}} and indicator.id for {{indicator_code}}.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · reference/endpoints.md (reported line 64)May include surrounding context.

md
For each figure you report from World Bank data, emit a citation in EXACTLY this format:

World Bank, {{indicator_name}} ({{indicator_code}}), {{country}}, {{year}}.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/{{indicator_code}}

Rules:
- Use indicator.value for {{indicator_name}} and indicator.id for {{indicator_code}}.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · reference/response-fields.md (reported line 80)May include surrounding context.

md
For each figure you report from World Bank data, emit a citation in EXACTLY this format:

World Bank, {{indicator_name}} ({{indicator_code}}), {{country}}, {{year}}.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/{{indicator_code}}

Rules:
- Use indicator.value for {{indicator_name}} and indicator.id for {{indicator_code}}.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · reference/response-fields.md (reported line 85)May include surrounding context.

md
For each figure you report from World Bank data, emit a citation in EXACTLY this format:

World Bank, {{indicator_name}} ({{indicator_code}}), {{country}}, {{year}}.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/{{indicator_code}}

Rules:
- Use indicator.value for {{indicator_name}} and indicator.id for {{indicator_code}}.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · tests/failure-cases.md (reported line 18)May include surrounding context.

md
For each figure you report from World Bank data, emit a citation in EXACTLY this format:

World Bank, {{indicator_name}} ({{indicator_code}}), {{country}}, {{year}}.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/{{indicator_code}}

Rules:
- Use indicator.value for {{indicator_name}} and indicator.id for {{indicator_code}}.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · reference/endpoints.md (reported line 4)May include surrounding context.

md
# Reference · Endpoints & Tools

The 6 MCP tools and the generic passthrough pattern. All map to
`https://api.worldbank.org/v2`; the server always sends `format=json`. **The API
is open — no API key.**

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Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.